Purifi Class D: Junk?


So, from the previous thread about high-end class D the Purifi module was brought up. I decided to get a cheap example from VTV, a simple stereo unit with a single Purifi module and matching Hypex SMPS. Standard input buffer. I got it in yesterday. First impression wasn't what I was expecting: weak, congested dynamics is what stood out to me. I expected greater expression through my ProAc D30Rs. The other problems such as poor soundstage, thin / boring character, etc, I marked up to needing burn-in before evaluating. So it's been 24 hours, I would still expect to get at least the high control / damping of high end class D and dynamic power, but it's just not present.

Could it be an impedance mismatch? Other manufacturers selling the Purifi with their custom input buffers are reporting 47k Ohms. VTV doesn't say in the manual or on the site. I checked the Purifi data sheet which reports...2.2k Ohms on SE???? That can't be right?? That's absurdly low! Am I reading the right spec? My preamp has an output impedance of 230 Ohms. Can someone confirm that the stock Purifi has this ultra-low input impedance?
madavid0

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Talk about implicit bias!  Just read some of the other posts by the OP.
On top of which it's the most basic model from a company whose track record is worth checking out over on AudioScienceReview.
The outcome of this "trial" was about as predictable as that of a Salem witch trial.
From the OP's previous thread.
"So....I think I'll buy a VTV Purifi. I suspect I'm heading for disappointment again"
This thread is about as unbiassed as the Star Chamber ever was.
Yet another derailed thread by a few perennial posters who keep on repeating the same things, over and over and over and...  At least this one wasn't much of a loss, because of the false initial proposition on which it was based.
And we're still waiting for the LSA Voyager, which should be out soon, perhaps even before that $9500 Technics.